Bacteria bloom?

[biggie4jets]

Hello,

Looking at this picture and my parameters. Think this is a bacteria bloom?

salinity:1.025
nitrates: .25
Phosphates: .02

 

[Spieg]

Yes , looks like it to me. What is your Alkalinity at?

 

[brmreefer]

It does appear to be a bacterial film on the rocks. Just from looking at it, I would not be concerned. I had similar and it comes and goes depending on my carbon dosing regiment.

 

[biggie4jets]

Yes , looks like it to me. What is your Alkalinity at?

Alk is 9.9

 

[biggie4jets]

It does appear to be a bacterial film on the rocks. Just from looking at it, I would not be concerned. I had similar and it comes and goes depending on my carbon dosing regiment.

I think that’s what it’s from, dosing nopox. Which I stopped about 4-5 days ago now. I am currently running carbon.

 

[attiland]

I think that’s what it’s from, dosing nopox. Which I stopped about 4-5 days ago now. I am currently running carbon.

That nitrate and phosphate is really low for LPS to my liking.

 

[biggie4jets]

That nitrate and phosphate is really low for LPS to my liking.

Ugh I know. The struggle to get it higher. I stopped running nopox a few days ago and then before that stopped running gfo too. So hopefully I see hose numbers go up soon. My other system is great and that’s at like .1-.2 po3 and 15 or more po4

 

[biggie4jets]

Can anyone help me identify what this bacteria is on my rocks? It’s taking over. I’ve never seen this on one of my tanks before.
How would I go about treating it too?

thanks!

 

[attiland]

Can anyone help me identify what this bacteria is on my rocks? It’s taking over. I’ve never seen this on one of my tanks before.
How would I go about treating it too?

thanks!

You gonna need a bigger boat or at least a microscope

 

[biggie4jets]

You gonna need a bigger boat or at least a microscope

Hmmm